Allen Ross Culpepper1
Male, #6829, (21 Jul 1944 - 18 May 1969)
| Parent | Steve C. Culpepper (12 Apr 1916 - 12 Nov 1972) | |
| Parent | Marjorie Elizabeth Stephens (living) | |
Allen Ross Culpepper|b. 21 Jul 1944\nd. 18 May 1969|p6829.htm|Steve C. Culpepper|b. 12 Apr 1916\nd. 12 Nov 1972|p6823.htm|Marjorie Elizabeth Stephens||p6826.htm|John A. Culpepper|b. 21 Jul 1892\nd. 1939|p6796.htm|Mattie M. Hebert|b. 29 Jun 1899\nd. Aug 1983|p6809.htm|George O. Stephens|b. 6 Mar 1892\nd. 17 Jul 1955|p6827.htm|Ella E. Beck|b. 1 Jan 1894\nd. 31 Jan 1977|p6828.htm| | ||
| Birth* | 21 Jul 1944 | Allen was born at Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, on 21 Jul 1944.2 |
| He was the son of Steve C. Culpepper and Marjorie Elizabeth Stephens. | ||
| Viet Nam War* | between 1968 and 1969 | He served in the Viet Nam War between 1968 and 1969. |
| Death* | 18 May 1969 | He died at Vietnam on 18 May 1969. |
| Biography* | Allen Ross Culpepper, Class of 1966. Captain Born 21 Jul 1944 and graduated from West Point in 1966. He was commissioned in the Field Artillery, served with the 1/28 Artillery in Germany from 1966-1968 before reassignment to Vietnam in Sep 1968. There he served with the 7/9 Artillery Group. His service was truly heroic -- he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest US award for valor in combat. Other awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Air Medal, and Commendation Medal. On 18 May 1969, at Long Khanh, South Viet Nam, Allen was killed in ground combat by enemy artillery. From Minden, LA, he was a member of the Methodist Church and was survived by a wife. Allen is the only Culpepper on the Viet Nam Memorial Wall (Panel 24W, Row 039). (Source: Viet Nam Memorial records and an e-mail from David Rich, Class of 1978 and Secretary of the West Point Society in Tallahassee) (Names referenced above: Allen Ross Culpepper Allen Ross Culpepper).3,4,5  Allen Ross Culpepper |
| Charts | Descendants of Stephen H. Culpepper of Claiborne Parish, LA |
| Last Edited | 6 Oct 2006 |
Citations
- Douglas Orville Culpepper (#6831), compiler, e-mail address or e-mail address, Douglas Orville Culpepper website & e-mails, Rootsweb: WorldConnect (online family tree), 2000-2007.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com - U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
Allen Culpepper, 21 Jul 1944 - May 1969, Residence Unknown, SSN 435-62-6409 issued in LA in 1959. - E-mail from David Rich, e-mail address, Class of 1978 & Secretary of the West Point Society of Tallahassee to Warren Culpepper, Jan 2006.
Allen's obituary appeared in the November 2002 edition of the Assembly, a West Point publication for graduates. - , American Battle Monuments Online Database, American Battle Monuments Commission, 2005.
http://www.abmc.gov/ - Captain
C BTRY, 7TH BN, 9TH ARTY RGT, 54TH ARTY GRP, 2 FIELD FORCE
http://www.virtualwall.org/dc/CulpepperAR01a.htm